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Haiku

By Alicia Melnick Published about 3 hours ago • 1 min read

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I tap the screen once
I set the track to repeat
It starts again

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Alicia Melnick

Writer & visual artist exploring emotional truth, creativity, and the long work of breaking inherited patterns. Essays and prose exploring resilience, identity, and carrying light forward.

📜 writing | 🎨 art → @spookywhimsy

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